Drug sortation apparatus

A drug sorting apparatus, comprising:

• an accommodating portion in which a plurality of sorting containers are arrangeable, the plurality of sorting containers being configured to accommodate a plurality of types of drugs in a state of being sorted by type;
• a packaging unit configured to package a drug of the plurality of types of drugs, which is accommodated in the accommodating portion;
• a first dispensing mechanism configured to dispense, for each of the plurality of sorting containers, the drug accommodated in the accommodating portion to the packaging unit;
• a container takeout mechanism configured to take out a sorting container of the plurality of sorting containers from the accommodating portion so as to deliver the sorting container to the first dispensing mechanism;
• a placement table on which the sorting container is to be placed;
• a tilting mechanism configured to tilt or turn upside down the placement table under a state in which the sorting container is placed on the placement table, and
• wherein the first dispensing mechanism is configured to tilt or turn upside down the sorting container received from the container takeout mechanism, to thereby dispense the drug accommodated in the sorting container to the packaging unit, and wherein the container takeout mechanism is configured to place the sorting container on the placement table.

A drug sorting apparatus, comprising:

• an accommodating portion in which a plurality of sorting containers are arrangeable, the plurality of sorting containers being configured to accommodate a plurality of types of drugs in a state of being sorted by type;
• a packaging unit configured to package a drug of the plurality of types of drugs, which is accommodated in the accommodating portion;
• a first dispensing mechanism configured to dispense, for each of the plurality of sorting containers, the drug accommodated in the accommodating portion to the packaging unit;
• and
• a container takeout mechanism configured to take out a sorting container of the plurality of sorting containers from the accommodating portion so as to deliver the sorting container to the first dispensing mechanism,
• wherein the first dispensing mechanism is configured to tilt or turn upside down the sorting container received from the container takeout mechanism, to thereby dispense the drug accommodated in the sorting container to the packaging unit,
• wherein the first dispensing mechanism includes:
• a placement table on which the sorting container is to be placed;
• and
• a tilting mechanism configured to tilt or turn upside down the placement table under a state in which the sorting container is placed on the placement table, and
• wherein the container takeout mechanism is configured to place the sorting container on the placement table.